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US automakers say Trump's 15% tariff deal with Japan puts them at a disadvantage

US automakers say Trump's 15% tariff deal with Japan pu...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. automakers worry that President Donald Trump's agreement...

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Blameless but facing deportation: Japan immigration law's inexplicable provision

Blameless but facing deportation: Japan immigration law...

One day a foreign woman living in Japan suddenly received a visit from a police ...

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Trump says Japan agrees to 15% reciprocal tariff under 'massive' deal

Trump says Japan agrees to 15% reciprocal tariff under ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has struc...

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Chairman of Japanese toy model maker Tamiya dies at 90

Chairman of Japanese toy model maker Tamiya dies at 90

SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Shunsaku Tamiya, chairman of Japanese plastic model kit make...

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Japan, US reach deal on 15% auto, 'reciprocal' tariffs: PM

Japan, US reach deal on 15% auto, 'reciprocal' tariffs: PM

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States have agreed on a trade deal under w...

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Tokyo stocks surge over 3% in morning after Japan-US tariff deal

Tokyo stocks surge over 3% in morning after Japan-US ta...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks soared more than 3 percent Wednesday morning after...

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The Mainichi News Quiz: Japan's minimum wage might go up to how much?

The Mainichi News Quiz: Japan's minimum wage might go u...

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz ...

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Japan PM Ishiba's resignation seen as inevitable: ruling party execs

Japan PM Ishiba's resignation seen as inevitable: rulin...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation is viewed ...

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BOJ deputy chief signals further rate hikes

BOJ deputy chief signals further rate hikes

KOCHI (Kyodo) -- One of the Bank of Japan's deputy chiefs on Wednesday reiterate...

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Japan PM Ishiba poised to announce resignation by Aug. following dismal election results

Japan PM Ishiba poised to announce resignation by Aug. ...

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is preparing to announce his resignation ...

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Tokyo police reveal tiny earphones used in organized cheating on English test

Tokyo police reveal tiny earphones used in organized ch...

TOKYO -- Police investigating organized cheating on an English proficiency test ...

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Easy Japanese news in translation: Cherry salmon jumping up falls in Hokkaido river

Easy Japanese news in translation: Cherry salmon jumpin...

Cherry salmon and other fish are repeatedly jumping to leap over the approximate...

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Wartime child worker reveals dark secrets of Japan's 'Rabbit Island'

Wartime child worker reveals dark secrets of Japan's 'R...

Okunoshima has become famous globally as Japan's Instagrammable "Rabbit Island,"...

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Japan's aid agency, U.N. to expand landmine disposal cooperation

Japan's aid agency, U.N. to expand landmine disposal co...

The government-backed Japan International Cooperation Agency and a U.N. unit in ...

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Nobel committee chair stresses 'nuclear taboo' during Hiroshima visit

Nobel committee chair stresses 'nuclear taboo' during H...

Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, during a visit Tue...

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Survey to start for 1st new nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster

Survey to start for 1st new nuclear reactor since Fukus...

Kansai Electric Power Co. said Tuesday that it plans to begin a geological surve...